Okay /not/ a bug, apparently. The source-code for md5sum contains:
/* Output a leading backslash if the file name contains
a newline or backslash. */
if (strchr (file, '\n') || strchr (file, '\\'))
putchar ('\\');
So, apparently,
Confirmed still a problem in feisty, and without the Ubuntu patches, and
in upstream's latest (v6.9). Debian seems to be on 5.2.1, so the bug was
apparently introduced since them.
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incorrect result for filenames with backslashes
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/53584
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Wow, what an odd bug.
** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu)
Status: Unconfirmed = Confirmed
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incorrect result for filenames with backslashes
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/53584
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